Bryant Station Site
Bryant Station was the terminus of the California and Nevada
Railroad, a narrow-gauge steam line which transported local
harvests to the Emeryville docks. The railroad, formed in 1881,
was originally planned to run passengers and freight to the silver
mining camp of Bodie. By 1901, however, track beds had only been
laid to Glorietta Boulevard, and the line to Orinda was abandoned.
The Bryant Station was named to honor Mayor Andrew J. Bryant
of San Francisco. Mayor Bryant owned a large farm in Orinda
Park, where his beautiful gardens and large outdoor dance floor were
the train's main attraction. After 1893, the Orinda Crossroads
was popularly referred to as Bryant's Corners.